Preparing Your Company to Sell with Commonwealth M&A

In this episode, Joe Crane sits down with Joe Bergin, Co-Founder of Commonwealth M&A, a boutique sell-side M&A advisory firm based in West Chester, PA. After spending over a decade handling high-stakes corporate acquisitions and venture capital deals at Johnson & Johnson, Joe founded Commonwealth M&A to bring Fortune 100-caliber deal rigor to lower-middle market business owners navigating the most significant financial decision of their lives. Joe shares invaluable insights into how business owners can bridge the gap between their companies and private equity buyers, avoid common pitfalls, and properly prepare for a lucrative exit. Episode Resources: https://www.commonwealthmna.com   About Our Guest Host Joe Bergin is the Co-Founder of Commonwealth M&A, a boutique sell-side M&A advisory firm based in West Chester, PA. Before founding the firm, Joe spent more than a decade at Johnson & Johnson one of the world's most sophisticated corporate acquirers in a series of roles culminating in hands-on work analyzing, structuring, and executing M&A and venture capital transactions. He is a Certified Management Accountant and holds dual degrees in Finance and Economics from Penn State University. Joe founded Commonwealth M&A to bring Fortune 100-caliber deal rigor to the lower-middle market, working exclusively on behalf of business owners navigating one of the most important financial decisions of their lives. The firm has closed more than $100 million in transaction value and earned the M&A Source Platinum Award given to fewer than four firms nationally.   About Our Sponsors Navy Federal Credit Union   Navy Federal Credit Union is here to help you dominate your debt with the Platinum Card. Transfer your credit card balance to the Platinum card within your first 60 days and get a zero percent intro APR for 12 months. Visit here to start dominating debt. Join now at Navy Federal Credit Union. At Navy Federal, our members are the mission.      Join the conversation on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests and other listeners. A place where you can network with other like-minded veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship and get updates on people, programs and resources to help you in YOUR transition to entrepreneurship.   Want to be our next guest? Send us an email at [email protected].  Did you love this episode? Leave us a 5-star rating and review!  Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470. Veteran On the Move podcast has published 600 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane. The podcast features people, programs, and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 7,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, SoundCloud, iTunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.